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George Washington’s Cabinet

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Sec of Treasury – Alexander Hamilton
Sec of War – Henry Knox (Ft Knox)
Sec of State – Thomas Jefferson
Attorney General – Edmund Randolph

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Lincoln’s Sec of State

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William Seward

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Chester Arthur’s Sec of War

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Robert Lincoln (Abe’s Son)

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Sec of State from Maine, 1889-92

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James Blaine

He twice served as United States Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892) and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1876 and 1880 before being nominated in 1884. In the general election, he was narrowly defeated by Democrat Grover Cleveland

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Wilson’s Sec of State

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William Jennings Bryan

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First Sec of Defense, 1947

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James Forrestal

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Eisenhower’s Sec of State

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John Foster Dulles

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Kennedy and Johnson’s Sec of Defense

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Robert McNamara

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Kennedy and Johnson’s Secretary of State

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Dean Rusk

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Clinton’s Sec of Commerce, Killed in Plane Crash

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Ron Brown

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GW and BO Sec of Defense

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Robert Gates

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BO’s First Sec of State

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Hillary Clinton

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Sec of State

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John Kerry

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Sec of Treas

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Jack Lew

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Sec of Defense

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Chuck Hagel

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Attorney General

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Eric Holder

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Sec of Interior

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Sally Jewell

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Sec of Ag

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Tom Vilsack

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Sec of Commerce

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Penny Pritzker

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Dept of Labor

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Tom Perez

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Sec of HHS

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Sylvia Burwell

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Sec of HUD

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Julian Castro

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Sec of Tranport

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Anthony Foxx

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Sec of Energy

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Ernest Moniz

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Sec of Ed

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Arne Duncan

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Sec of Vets

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Robert McDonald

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Sec of DHS

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Jeh Johnson

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Dept of Treasury

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Customs
Secret Service
IRS
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

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DOT

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Coast Guard

St. Lawrence Seaway

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Dept of Commerce

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National Bureau of Standards

Census Bureau

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Dept of Ag

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Food Stamps

Forestry

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DOJ

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Immigration and Naturalization Service

FBI

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Dept of Interior

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Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Park Service
Geological Service

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34
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Presidential Succession

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President
VP
Speak of the House
President Pro Temore of Senate (Orrin Hatch)
Sec of State
Sec of Treasury
Sec of Defense
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US Supreme Court

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CJ - John Roberts
Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
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Previous Chief Justices

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John Jay (1789-95) - First
John Marshall (1801-45) (4th, longest serving
Salmon P. Chase (1864-73) Presided over Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial
William Howard Taft (1921-30)
Earl Warren (1953-67, presided over Brown vs Board of Ed)
Warren Burger, 1969-86
Rehnquist, 1986-2005

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The Great Dissenter

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

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38
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First Black Justice

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Thurgood Marshall

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39
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Louis Brandeis

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First Jewish Justice

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40
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Republican Pres Ticket, 2012

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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan

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Repub pres Ticket, 2008

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John McCain and Sarah Palin

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Dem pres Ticket, 2004

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John Kerry and John Edwards

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Dem pres ticket, 2000

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Al Gore and Joe Liberman

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Repub pres ticket, 1996

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Robert Dole and Jack Kemp

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Repub pres ticket, 1992

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George Bush and Dan Quayle

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Dem Pres ticket, 1988

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Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentson

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Dem Pres ticket, 1984

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Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro (won MN and DC)

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Dem Pres ticket, 1980

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Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale

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Repub Pres Ticket, 1976

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Gerald Ford and Robert Dole

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Dem Pres Ticket 1972

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George McGovern and Sargent Shriver

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Dem Pres Ticket 1968

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Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie

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Repub Pres Ticket, 1964

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Barry Goldwater and William Miller

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Repub Pres Ticket 1960

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Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge

54
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Democratic Pres Candidate, 1952, 1956

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Adlai Stevenson

55
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Republican Pres Candidate 1944, 1948

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Thomas E Dewey

56
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Dem Pres Candidate, 1896, 1900, 1908

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William Jennings Bryan

57
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Presidential Candidate, 1824, 1832, 1844 (Different Parties)

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Henry Clay

58
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Last 3rd Party Pres Candidate to receive Electoral Votes

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George Wallace (1968)

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Independent Pres candidate, 1992/1996

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Ross Perot

60
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Five-time Social Democrat Pres Candidate

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Eugene Debs

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First Republican Candidate, 1856

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John. C. Fremont

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First Republican President, 1960

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Abraham Lincoln

63
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Independent Presidential Candidate 1980

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John Anderson

64
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Longest-Serving Speaker of the House

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Sam Rayburn

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Speaker of the House, 1977-87

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Thomas “Tip” O’Neill

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Speaker of the House 1995-98

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Newt Gingrich

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Speaker of the House 1998-2007

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Dennis Hastert

68
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Speaker of the House, 2007-2011

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Nancy Pelosi

69
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Longest-Serving Congressman, 1912-1969

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Carl Hayden

70
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Longest-Serving Senator 1959-2010

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Robert Byrd

71
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Texas Congressman, 1912-61

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Sam Rayburn

72
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Ditch-digging New York Governor (Erie Canal)

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De Witt Clinton

73
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The “Eggheads” Candidate

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Adlai Stevenson

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Dixiecrats Candidate (Elected by Write-In Vote, 1954)

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Strom Thurmond

75
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Tail Gunner Joe

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Joseph McCarthy

76
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Governor of Kansas, 1933-37

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Alf Landon (Ran against FDR in 1936 and lost in a landslide)

77
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Alf Landon’s Daugher

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Nancy Landon Kassebaum

Kansas Senator - 1978 to 1997

first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without her husband having previously served in Congress

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Number of Senators

79
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Number of Reps

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Sit of US Constitution and Dec of Independence

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National Archives

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Where Tax Bills Originate

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House of Reps

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Congressional Viewing Area

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Assistant to Party Leader

84
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Opinion Passed by house or senate

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Resolution

85
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Person Representing US government in Supreme Court

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Solicitor General

86
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Body that decides impeachment

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House of Reps

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President of the Senate

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Federal National Mortgage Association

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Fannie Mae

89
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Student Loan Association

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Sallie Mae

90
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Body that names the US Poet Laureate

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Library of Congress

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Intermediary between the government and citizens

92
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FBI Director, 1924-77

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J. Edgar Hoover

93
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Location of FB! Headquarters

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Quantico, VA

94
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Location of CIA Headquarters

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Langley, VA

95
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Power Private Property for Public Use

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Eminent Domain

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Bankruptcy Chapter of Liquidation

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Bankruptcy Chapter of Reorganization

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Chapter 11

98
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Central US Banking Authority

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Fed Reserve

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Chairman of Fed Reserve, 1979-87

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Paul Volcker

100
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Chairman of the Fed Reserve, 1987-2006

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Alan Greenspan

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Chairman of the Fed Reserve, 2006-2014

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Ben. S. Bernanke

102
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Chairman of the Fed Reserve, 2014

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Janet Yellen

103
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“America’s Attic”

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The Smithsonian

104
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1st amendment

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Press, speech, religion

105
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2nd amendment

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keep and bear arms

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3rd amendment

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government cannot keep troops in public homes

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4th amendment

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regulation of search and seizure

108
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5th amendment

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no double jeopardy, the right to due process

109
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6th amendment

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speedy trial (Habeus Corpus) and to call witnesses

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7th amendment

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right to trial by jury

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8th amendment

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excess bail prohibited, ban on cruel and unusual punishment

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9th amendment

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construction rule – rights in the constitution does not take away rights retained by the people

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10th amendment

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rights not delegated by the constitution are retained by the people

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11th amendment

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limits fed judicial powers

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12th amendment

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separate electoral ballots for pres and VP

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13th amendment

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Abolishs slavery

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14th amendment

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rights of citizenship unabridged

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15th

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race will be no exemption to voting rights

119
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16th

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federal income tax – Feb 13, 1914

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17th

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Direct election of senators May 31, 1913

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18th amendment

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Prohibition - took effect Jan 1920

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19th Amendment

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Women’s suffrage (1920)

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20th amendment

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sets presidential inauguration day to Jan 20th

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21st amendment

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repeals prohibition (1933)

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22nd amendment

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Presidential 2-term limit (1951)

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23rd amendment

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Citizens of DC can vote in Presidential elections (1961)

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24th Amendment

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Bans poll tax

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25th amendment

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Presidential succession and disability

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26th Amendment

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voting age to 18

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27th amendment

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wage rules for elected officials

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